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Residents urge Lake Forest to adopt guardrails on federal immigration enforcement and press council on local safety and contracts
Summary
Dozens of residents urged the Lake Forest council to adopt language like King County to limit local impacts of DHS and ICE operations; speakers also raised neighborhood safety, criticized a proposed $500,000 security‑guard contract and urged code enforcement on illegal businesses and street repairs.
Lake Forest — Public comment dominated much of the Feb. 3 meeting as residents pressed the City Council to take local action on federal immigration enforcement and raised multiple concerns about neighborhood safety, municipal enforcement and proposed security spending.
Several speakers, including Jay Cost and Mike Davison, urged the council to consider language modeled on recent King County resolutions that call for guardrails in federal DHS funding bills. Amy Stevens read a draft resolution on behalf of community supporters outlining proposed protections — such as barring enforcement at sensitive locations, requiring warrants for arrests by immigration…
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